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I did not organise it, I even had no Vote in it! I understand you are from Belgie. If so, let us expose the arguments together, you seem like someone I can converse with, I am Dutch, born and bred in Delft, now living in Newry in northern Ireland. The Newry electorate voted 99% to remain in the UK. A Foreign Oppressor, England voted to drag us out.

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I have listened to all the 'Leave' arguments. None of them are worthy of any consideration.

I didn't say you would find good arguments, I just said, here you would find people in favour of Brexit

Nelek wrote:

Bram van Kampen wrote:

I have never met any person here who was in favour of Brexit in the first place.

Post this in the soapbox, you will meet a couple of them that will be happy to explain you everything from the other side of the coin

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We're not out of the woods, yet and there is still a very real danger that we could bomb out without a deal. Even if if we do come to our senses and pull back from the brink by revoking Article 50 or at least giving the people another vote, a lot of damage has already been done

Hadn't seen that. I think there's a long way to go yet. May's bowing to pressure and resigning might cause some brexiteers to back her vote for political convenience but I don't see how that can be said to materially change the deal on offer which no-one actually likes.

I know far more people who voted leave who now wish to remain than people who voted remain and now think we should leave. After 3 years of farce, the majority is now in the remain camp and that should not be ignored.

Democracy ceases to be democracy when it tethers itself to a set point in time. You might as well say that we should have a Liberal government because lots of people voted for Mr. Asquith.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

My "assumption" is made on the basis of opinion polls, which repeatedly show a majority for remain. Your assumption that everybody who has signed the petition voted remain is demonstrably incorrect as I know people who voted leave and have signed the petition.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain